Panning update: contact dermatitis and what it means for Project Pan, Pan that Palette and Project Dent

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Hi all and welcome to a short update for my various panning projects, these being Pan that Palette 2018, Project Pan 2018 and Project Dent 2018.

As you may know, I saw my dermatologist yesterday and received some ARGH news. The whole post on that situation is here, but essentially I've been told that I can't apply anything but DermAid 1% to my face for six weeks - the exceptions being sunscreen when needed, plain moisturiser if I get dry (plain eye cream too) and I'm also allowed to wear makeup when I go out. 


This whole thing of course sent me into a minor spin: aside from this blog, makeup and skincare are the only things I've relied on for the past three years (plus the forty weeks of my first pregnancy) - just to get me through these long days of being the primary carer of two young kids.

When I heard this news, I of course went and word-vomited onto the Not Beauty News page on Facebook, and thankfully some ladies there have come to the rescue with some great ideas to help me get through this curve-ball.

The thing is, I've literally just finished weaning my son - so my mood was already low and this dermatology hit was enough to make me scream. 

I didn't, though. I just word-vomited. I mean, that's what us writers do when we want to scream, cry, laugh, shout, whatever. So consider this screamed.

Moving on. Let's talk about each of my projects in turn.


Skincare (Project Pan)

I've already put most of my skincare away (just to keep it out of the Aussie heat), meaning that the three masks I'm panning will have to be put on hold for the foreseeable future. 

And since all three contain active ingredients of some description, I can't say for sure that all three will be 'ok' to use after that six-week period has passed. It may be that I'll need to give my skin a rest from the actives for a while, but we'll cross that bridge when it comes.

What I'll do over the next few days is a mini update removing those products from circulation and replacing them with things I can actually use (eg lip products, since my lips are excused from this equation). 


Makeup (Pan that Palette and Project Dent)

I'm waiting to hear back from my dermatologist as to whether I'm 'allowed' to apply a full face of makeup daily just before I hop in the shower. He may well say yes because I so rarely 'go out' and he's probably assumed that a 'normal' person goes out a couple of times a week.

I mean, if we're talking about how long these products are in contact with my skin, then the time will end up being about the same.

I'm sure there are those who'll think I'm nuts to apply makeup shortly before washing it off, but I so enjoy the process of applying it that I'll be really pleased if he does allow me to do this. We'll see.


Makeup (Pan that Palette and Project Dent)

A lovely lass in the FB group suggested doing a full face of makeup on one of those face charts that makeup artists use. Brilliant idea. Genius.

I did that for the first time today in a beautiful leather notebook my sister gave me that I'd been saving for a rainy day (yep, it's raining!) and I learned the following lessons:

  1. Draw the eyes bigger and the eyebrows higher (ha, rookie mistake)
  2. Only so much powder layers on paper so be more careful with placement next time
  3. The BB cream I’m currently panning not only oxidises on my face, but also on paper (WTF?!)
  4. Paper suits the metallic lip trend much more than actual lips ever will (FACT)
  5. My daughter likes being cuddled while watching me do this with one arm : )
So I'll continue to do this over the next six weeks, the benefit being that I'll be able to play with eyelid space for the first time in my life - with super hooded eyes, this will be quite the thrill!


In sum

Thankfully this doesn't have to be the end of my panning projects for now: indeed, it may actually help me to get through some of those older, unloved powders faster because I'll (hopefully) be applying them to both my actual face and also to a paper face every day. Silver lining, if I ever saw one.

This whole situation may also help me learn to do eye makeup in a different way (on eyes that aren't my own), which could benefit me when it comes to applying my actual makeup in future.

Other suggestions were made in the group - get into handcare, haircare etc - and I'll certainly consider that, with the note here being that I'm not going to go out and buy anything just for this purpose because our financial situation isn't great so I'm not going to spend money I don't need to spend unless I'm desperate (especially considering the expense of two dermatologist appointments, and possibly more after that).

So yes, I'm holding it together. Although I must say that I wanted to scream when I got the kids home from the playground today. A long and dastardly day it was.

But you know what? I've just written a blog post, so that's my SCREAM.

Hope all's well with you, and speak soon x


* All images courtesy of unsplash.com


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